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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Fraud email example:

From: "MS KIMAEVA LIOUDMILA" <mskimila01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mskimila1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 01:13:36 +0000
Subject: OIL FUND

FROM:Ms.KIMAEVA LIOUDMILA,

Attn:

I know you will definitely take this as a deceptive e mail,because of the
swindle news we hear everyday and now it happens am from Russia where it
seems to happen more often.Let me first of all inform you, i got your e.mail
id from a mail directory and decided to e.mail you for a permission to go
ahead for you have to agree with me that that is the easiest way to
communicate with you for i don't have any of your contacts.

MY PROFILE:

I am Ms.Kimaeva Lioudmila personal secretary to Mikhail Khodorkovsky the
Richest man in Russia and owner of the following companies: Chairman CEO:
YUKOS OIL (Russian Largest Oil Company) Chairman CEO:Menatep SBP Bank (A
well reputable financial institution with it&#8217;s Branches all over the
world)

SOURCE OF FUNDS:

However,I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$100.5M, which I seek
your partnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 15% of
the total sum for your partnership. Can you be my partner on this?
The documents of the above funds in question was handed over to me to be
used in payment of an American oil merchant for his last oil deal with my
boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky.Already the funds have been deposited with TRESURY
SERVICES EUROPE ,where the final crediting is expected to be carried out.
While I was on the process, My Boss got arrested for his involvement in
politics in financing the leading opposing political parties (the Union of
Right Forces, led by Boris Nemtsov, and Yabloko, a liberal/social democratic
party led by Gregor Yavlinsky) which poses treat to President Vladimir Putin
second tenure as Russian president.

You can catch more of the story on this
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html

YOUR ROLE:

All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the above quoted sum
and I will arrange for the documentation which will enable TRESURY SERVICES
EUROPE transfer the sum to you. I have decided to use this sum to relocate
to American continent and never to be connected to any of Mikhail
Khodorkovsky conglomerates. The transaction has to be concluded in 2 weeks
As soon as I get your willingness to comply through my most private email
address. I will give you more details.

Thank you very much


Regards


KIMAEVA LIOUDMILA(MS.)


PLEASE RESPOND TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL: mskimila1@yahoo.co.uk

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